diff --git a/example/idp/idp.py b/example/idp/idp.py
index 9189670..08f62d0 100755
--- a/example/idp/idp.py
+++ b/example/idp/idp.py
@@ -253,22 +253,13 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
 from repoze.who.config import make_middleware_with_config
 
 APP_WITH_AUTH = make_middleware_with_config(application, {"here":"."}, 
-                        './who.ini', log_file="app.log")
+                        './who.ini', log_file="repoze_who.log")
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
     from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server
-    import logging
-    from saml2.config import LOG_FORMAT, LOG_HANDLER
-
-    handler = LOG_HANDLER["rotating"]("./idp.log")
-    formatter = logging.Formatter(LOG_FORMAT)
-    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-    root_logger.addHandler(handler)
-    root_logger.info("Logging started")
-    root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
     PORT = 8088
 
diff --git a/example/idp/idp_conf.py b/example/idp/idp_conf.py
index 872bf1c..045c6e5 100644
--- a/example/idp/idp_conf.py
+++ b/example/idp/idp_conf.py
@@ -42,4 +42,12 @@ CONFIG={
     # the identifier returned to a SP
     #"xmlsec_binary": "/usr/local/bin/xmlsec1",
     "attribute_map_dir" : "./attributemaps",
+    "logger": {
+        "rotating": {
+            "filename": "idp.log",
+            "maxBytes": 100000,
+            "backupCount": 5,
+            },
+        "loglevel": "debug",
+    }
 }
diff --git a/example/sp/sp.py b/example/sp/sp.py
index a626188..95bc523 100755
--- a/example/sp/sp.py
+++ b/example/sp/sp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+import logging
 
 import re
 from cgi import parse_qs
@@ -157,8 +158,9 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
             
     path = environ.get('PATH_INFO', '').lstrip('/')
     logger = environ.get('repoze.who.logger')
-    if logger:
-        logger.info( "<application> PATH: %s" % path)
+    logger.info("<application> PATH: %s" % path)
+    logger.info("logger name: %s" % logger.name)
+    logger.info(logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict)
     for regex, callback in urls:
         if user:
             match = re.search(regex, path)
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
 from repoze.who.config import make_middleware_with_config
 
 app_with_auth = make_middleware_with_config(application, {"here":"."}, 
-                        './who.ini', log_file="sp.log")
+                        './who.ini', log_file="repoze_who.log")
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PORT = 8087
diff --git a/example/sp/sp_conf.py b/example/sp/sp_conf.py
index 69cf555..faebdf8 100644
--- a/example/sp/sp_conf.py
+++ b/example/sp/sp_conf.py
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@ CONFIG = {
         },
     ],
     #"xmlsec_binary":"/usr/local/bin/xmlsec1",
-    "name_form": NAME_FORMAT_URI
+    "name_form": NAME_FORMAT_URI,
+    "logger": {
+        "rotating": {
+            "filename": "sp.log",
+            "maxBytes": 100000,
+            "backupCount": 5,
+            },
+        "loglevel": "debug",
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/s2repoze/plugins/sp.py b/src/s2repoze/plugins/sp.py
index d5ba984..e7b0eac 100644
--- a/src/s2repoze/plugins/sp.py
+++ b/src/s2repoze/plugins/sp.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from saml2.profile import paos
 #from saml2.population import Population
 #from saml2.attribute_resolver import AttributeResolver
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger = logging.getLogger("repoze.who.sp")
 
 PAOS_HEADER_INFO = 'ver="%s";"%s"' % (paos.NAMESPACE, ecp.SERVICE)
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class SAML2Plugin(FormPluginBase):
         post_env = environ.copy()
         post_env['QUERY_STRING'] = ''
     
-        _ = get_body(environ, logger)
+        _ = get_body(environ)
         
         try:
             post = cgi.FieldStorage(
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ def make_plugin(rememberer_name=None, # plugin for remember
                  sid_store="",
                  identity_cache="",
                  discovery="",
-                 debug=0
                  ):
     
     if saml_conf is "":
diff --git a/src/saml2/__init__.py b/src/saml2/__init__.py
index b95d22a..b85672e 100644
--- a/src/saml2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/saml2/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ except ImportError:
     except ImportError:
         from elementtree import ElementTree
 
-root_logger = logging.getLogger("pySAML2")
+root_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 root_logger.level = logging.NOTSET
 
 NAMESPACE = 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion'
diff --git a/src/saml2/client.py b/src/saml2/client.py
index 1ec5c9c..9a97d5c 100644
--- a/src/saml2/client.py
+++ b/src/saml2/client.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class Saml2Client(object):
             raise Exception("Missing configuration")
 
         self.metadata = self.config.metadata
-
+        self.config.setup_logger()
+        
         # we copy the config.debug variable in an internal
         # field for convenience and because we may need to
         # change it during the tests
diff --git a/src/saml2/config.py b/src/saml2/config.py
index 373db57..65650cb 100644
--- a/src/saml2/config.py
+++ b/src/saml2/config.py
@@ -314,13 +314,15 @@ class Config(object):
         if root_logger.level != logging.NOTSET: # Someone got there before me
             return root_logger
 
-        if _logconf is None:
-            return None
+        try:
+            _logconf = self._attr[""]["logger"]
+        except KeyError:
+            return root_logger
 
         try:
             root_logger.setLevel(LOG_LEVEL[_logconf["loglevel"].lower()])
         except KeyError: # reasonable default
-            root_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+            root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
         root_logger.addHandler(self.log_handler())
         root_logger.info("Logging started")
diff --git a/tests/server_conf.py b/tests/server_conf.py
index d7b6505..4c6802b 100644
--- a/tests/server_conf.py
+++ b/tests/server_conf.py
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ CONFIG={
             "maxBytes": 100000,
             "backupCount": 5,
         },
-        "loglevel": "warning",
+        "loglevel": "info",
     }
 }